Assoc. Prof. M. Ali Akber Dewan
Athabasca University, Canada
Dr. Ali Dewan is an associate professor with the School of Computing and Information Systems, Faculty of Science and Technology, Athabasca University,
Canada. He served as Chair for the School of Computing and Information Systems from 2019 to 2022. Before joining the University, he was a postdoctoral
researcher at École de Technologie Supérieure (Montreal, Canada) from 2012 to 2014 and at Concordia University (Montreal, Canada) from 2009 to 2012. He
received the PhD degree in Computer Engineering from Kyung Hee University, South Korea, in 2009 and the BSc degree in Computer Science and Engineering from
Khulna University, Bangladesh, in 2003.
His research interests include artificial intelligence in education, educational data mining, machine learning, affective computing,
computer vision, information visualization and medical image analysis. He received the Dean’s Award and the Excellent Research Achievement
Award for his academic performance and research achievements during his PhD studies in South Korea. He served as chair/co-chair, program committee member,
and reviewer in many prestigious conferences and journals. He is an Associate Editor for Circuit Systems and Signal Processing and Computers Journals. He is a member of IEEE. He is a recipient of the NSERC Discovery Grant, Canada, for the period 2020-2025.
In this research project, he is investigating student engagement detection and designing pedagogical intervention to support online learners.
Assoc. Prof. Martha Nunez
Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico
Program Director at Tec de Monterrey, Monterrey campus. PhD by
Birmingham City University, UK, research: “Supporting the
Sustainable Development of Mexico: Reorienting the Curriculum in
Higher Education Toward Integrating Sustainable Development”.
Master’s in industrial design and Product Innovation (2010).
Master’s in Construction Engineering and Administration (2001), Tec
de Monterrey. Leader of educational innovation projects (2016 to
present). Leader of Sostek, a platform developed to promote
Sustainability in higher education that won silver at the QS
Reimagine Education 2022. Experience in internationalization
initiatives in higher education: global Classroom (COIL),
organization of summer programs abroad, hiring of visiting
professors, participation of students in international competitions,
among others. International speaker on the topics of Educational
Innovation and Sustainability in countries such as the United
States, United Kingdom, Denmark, the Netherlands, New Zealand, South
Korea, Colombia and Sri Lanka.
Dr. Mariam Mohamad
Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia
Dr. Mariam Mohamad is a Senior Lecturer at Universiti Sains Malaysia,
Penang Malaysia. Her research interest is in the field of mobile learning
and mobile assistive technology. Dr Mariam was acknowledged as one of the
pioneers from Malaysia in mobile learning research, in the book entitled Mobile
Learning in Higher Education in
The Asia-Pacific Region published by Springer. Her work also referred by UNESCO in the
publication entitled; Turning on Mobile Learning: Illustrative Initiatives and Policy Implications.
Dr. Mariam has extensive experience in disseminating her work internationally. She actively involves
presenting her work in international conferences with ISI Web of Science and SCOPUS indexed status.
For her success in the field, in 2021, she was awarded with international grants which include Sumitomo
Foundation and Japan Foundation to support her research in mobile assistive technology.
For the community, she also devoted her time as the Advisor for Special Need Students Association,
University Sains Malaysia. She is also a committee member for Research & Development Unit, Malaysian Association for The Blind.